The Skeleton board 19.5.14
Welcome to my blog. The skeleton board was used during the winter Olympics,it has sharp sharp-shaped cutters. They speed through the ice while resisting shocks to protect the athlete from the walls. The board is made form steel, the handles are still made from it however it has to be covered by a soft material!
The handles are only used at the start of the race; the athletes do this because it gives them a good start off. You have to steer the skeleton with your body, moving their legs or upper body. The same board is used for all the heats, that the athlete is in.
If you hold the board you need to be very careful; your hand (or other parts of your body) could be hurt by the cutters along the bottom. They don't actually practice with the board, only in winter though. The athletes use small tracks with a wooden board.